Wednesday 13 May 2026

Dr Thomas Stevens
Wins Inaugural History Regius Prize

Congratulations to Dr Thomas Stevens, Stipendiary Lecturer in History, on winning the inaugural Regius Prize, awarded by Oxford’s Faculty of History for outstanding historical research by an early-career scholar.

Dr Stevens received the prize for his article, ‘Bandits into Citizens? Rehabilitation in the Post-Civil Wars Soviet Union’, published in Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History.

Established in honour of Professor Emerita Lyndal Roper following her retirement as Regius Professor of History, the Regius Prize recognises exceptional historical research by Early Career and Fixed-Term Researchers across the collegiate University.

The prize is awarded for a piece of historical research published within the previous 12 months and is intended to continue Professor Roper’s longstanding support for emerging scholars and innovative historical research.

Dr Stevens’ research focuses on Soviet and post-Soviet history, particularly questions of violence, state power, and social reintegration in the aftermath of conflict. His winning article examines how Soviet authorities sought to rehabilitate former bandits and combatants following the civil wars that followed the Russian Revolution.

The winner of the Regius Prize was announced by the Faculty of History on 6 May 2026.